Payton Pritchard has been a dominant force for the Boston Celtics this season off their bench. It’s no wonder he ran away with the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award.
Pritchard was named the league’s Sixth Man of the Year on Tuesday, beating out Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ty Jerome and Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley. He received 82 of 100 first-place votes, with Beasley next-closes with 13.
Pritchard is in his fifth season with the Celtics now, and he’s shined in the bench role this past year. He averaged 14.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, all of which are career-highs, and he’s been one of the most consistent players on an already stacked roster that went 61-21 this season after their championship last summer and entered the postseason as the No.